“We watched with great sympathy the Jewish efforts to re-establish a home for themselves and try to develop a Jewish state. We are interested in the establishment of a Jewish home and a Jewish state as we indicated when difficulties arose with regard to the acceptance of the Palestine Mandate.” This was the statement made by Herbert Morrison. Chairman of the National Executive of the Labor Party at a reception of the Poale Zion. Zionist Labor Party, to Professor Tawney, economist, on his return from a visit to Palestine.
Describing the difficulties encountered. Prof, Tawney stated he regards the achievements in Palestine as remarkable. “If any one ten years ago would have foretold the present achievements they would have been regarded as Utopian. The Jewish settlement in Palestine is the first large piece of social colonization whose experience will hold a lesson for all such experiments,” he declared.
Professor Selig Brodetsky of the London Zionist Executive, outlined the part the labor movement had taken in the actual building of Palestine.
Palestinian workers, he said, fight for the advancement of Palestine and unlike labor in other countries, they are endeavoring to secure increased immigration.
A fund of $35,000 to be known as the Emil and Fannie Wedeles Fund for the Study and Investigation of Diseases of the Heart and Circulation was given to the Michael Reese Hospital by Mrs. Fannie Wedeles of Chicago, in memory of her husband. Emil Wedeles the hospital announced.
Nahum Workflow, Chairman of the Zionist Executive, who is visiting the United States has been elected member of the Jewish Academy of Arts and Science, it was announced.
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